I don’t know if it’s because of the long time, but some of these jade objects have turned yellow and red, but the strange thing is that the bones in the sacrificial pit are all black.
What's even more strange is that all the bones here are incomplete, and none of them are complete. Their leg bones, arm bones, and breastbones were shattered inch by inch, as if they had been brutally tortured and cut into pieces.
"What's going on? Why are the people here so mutilated? The sacrificial pit is so far away from the ground. How did the jade inside wash up to the shore?" I asked Lao Jiang two questions in a row.
Lao Jiang also shook his head in confusion, his eyebrows tightly knitted together into the character "Chuan".
He put on a pair of gloves for himself, squatted down, fished out a small piece of bone from the sacrificial pit, and examined it carefully.
However, with a gentle pinch of his index finger, the bone shattered like powder...
"What's going on? Why did you crush it? You two had no enmity in the previous life, right?" At first, I thought Lao Jiang was doing it lightly, but then I thought it was wrong. Lao Jiang is not such a person, let alone I saw him not using much strength just now.
Lao Jiang looked gloomy, looking at the dark sacrificial pit in front of him, and explained: "The people buried here were all killed and then burned."
I swallowed my saliva and looked at the huge sacrificial pit again. There were at least dozens of corpses in the pit, but they were all brutally quartered and then burned. Isn't this too immoral?
"It always feels a bit incredible..." In my impression, the people of ancient Shu were not so fierce.
Lao Jiang also replied to me: "I find it incredible too! From what I know about the ancient Shu culture, it was almost a remote and small country that was isolated from the rest of the world. They did not have the tradition of human sacrifice like that of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. This can be seen from their habit of killing prisoners of war and slaves. There is Silkworm who teaches people to pick mulberry, there is Yufu who teaches people to fish, there is Du Yu who teaches people to farm, and there is Du Yu who teaches people to farm. The turtle spirit that controls water..."
"None of these kings have anything to do with bloodlust. They all have a god-like origin and a god-like destiny. Their dedication to seeking welfare for the people has become the eternal memory of the people of Shu."
While Lao Jiang and I were discussing, Ge Weihan and Yin Ling'er on the other side suddenly shouted: "Here, there is also a sacrificial pit here! There are many bones and jade objects in the pit."
Lao Jiang looked at me and asked, "Are the bones black?"
Yin Ling'er shouted: "Yes!"
In other words, as expected, the nine sacrificial pits here are all pits for living people.
At this time, the sound of pattering above our heads seemed to have stopped. It should be that the heavy rain in Sanxing Village had ended.
As the rain stopped, I saw an unforgettable scene in my life. The bones in the sacrificial pit began to emit black gas. Part of this black gas was absorbed by the jade in the pit, but more of it was But it soared into the sky.
"Is this it?" I opened my mouth wide.
Lao Jiang's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip with water. Looking at the wisps of black air floating up, we all shouted out one word in unison: "Curse air!"
Hearing this, everyone's hearts contracted suddenly!
It turns out that these nine sacrificial pits are the source of the curse, which plunged Sanxing Village into an eternal nightmare, and also caused the cultural relic dealers to die.
In fact, this curse followed all the way to Yanjing and infected Xiang Wanli and Xu Jingsheng through the jade toad.
How terrible it all is!
There seemed to be a scene in front of me of a group of people jumping into the water desperately, each one like a controlled puppet.
"I'm afraid this is not a mausoleum, but an altar to suppress evil spirits!" I trembled and expressed my inner speculation.
At this time, Ge Weihan and Yin Ling'er also came to join us with flashlights. Regarding these sacrificial pits, Ge Weihan put forward his own thoughts: "Have you carefully looked at the bronze warriors next to each sacrificial pit? Don't you think it's strange? , What they held in their hands were not knives, but torches.”
"Have Principal Ge ever seen such a warrior?" Lao Jiang knew that Ge Weihan specialized in Bashu culture, and he might have had some special experiences.
Ge Weihan did not disappoint us. He told us: "In my early years, when I was adventuring alone in the primeval forest, I had the honor to visit a mysterious tribe. This tribe has not left the mountains for generations and does not communicate with the outside world, but they have inherited This is the oldest custom of Shu people."
I became curious and wanted to ask where I met them and what was the name of that tribe?
Ge Weihan said in an unprecedented serious tone: "I'm sorry to tell you, because I swore in the name of God that I would never reveal their existence. But what I can reveal is that they were on a certain date. A strange sacrifice will be performed during the festival, which is called the "Burning Sacrifice"!
The so-called ‘burnt offering’ refers to using flames to burn all unknown things!
For example, if someone in the village died of the plague, they would hold a "burning sacrifice" to burn the body of the deceased, and finally seal the bones in the ground, thinking that this would drive away the plague.
Therefore, Ge Weihan guessed that the ancient Shu people probably conducted such a burning sacrifice at the underground altar to suppress the bad omen!
I have to say that Ge Weihan’s words opened up new ideas for us, and Lao Jiang and I both thought it made sense.
And I added sharply: "They may indeed be holding a burning sacrifice, but the ominous omen they want to suppress is not the plague, but the curse on these unknown dead!"
With the brand of Lei Zhen engraved on my body, I am too sensitive to things like curses.
Lao Jiang suddenly realized: "In other words, the reason why there are so many jades in these pits is actually to absorb curses."
Jade is warm and can absorb the ominous atmosphere in the world. After the black energy is absorbed, it shares the power of the curse, causing the jade here to become more or less yellow and red. For example, the red spot on Jade Toad's forehead was the best proof!
In other words, those red dots are the curse that is being sucked in.
The curse on the bones was dispersed, but who would have expected that these jade articles flowed out along with the heavy rain, causing a huge disaster through Yan Daocheng's hands!
"Then the question is, what are the identities of these bones? Why do they carry curses? Are they cursed by the ancient Shu Kingdom?"
I asked three questions in a row.
Yin Ling'er also bit her lip and asked in confusion: "Did they curse this land before they died because they were killed by the ancient Shu people? Or were they killed because they carried a curse? There is such a building under Sanxing Village. Is an altar used to suppress them? What kind of hatred exists between the two? "
Lao Jiang, who originally had a headache because of my questions, looked at Ge Weihan. Ge Weihan looked at the sky, obviously unable to answer these questions.
There was no place to explore nearby, so in order to continue looking for clues, we boldly walked towards the altar!
